Installing hd-idle via Ansible

roles-nas-handlers-main.yml

# Path: roles/nas/handlers/main.yml

- name: restart hd-idle
  service:
    name: hd-idle
    state: restarted
    daemon_reload: true

roles-nas-tasks-main.yml

# Path: roles/nas/tasks/main.yml

# https://github.com/adelolmo/hd-idle
- name: check if hd-idle is installed
  command: dpkg-query -W hd-idle
  register: hd_idle_check_deb
  failed_when: hd_idle_check_deb.rc > 1
  changed_when: hd_idle_check_deb.rc == 1

- name: install hd-idle package
  when: hd_idle_check_deb.rc == 1
  block:
    - name: copy hd-idle to host
      copy:
        src: templates/hd-idle_1.12_armhf.deb
        dest: /tmp/hd-idle_1.12_armhf.deb

    - name: install hd-idle
      apt:
        deb: /tmp/hd-idle_1.12_armhf.deb

    - name: delete hd-idle from host
      file:
        path: /tmp/hd-idle_1.12_armhf.deb
        state: absent

- name: deploy /etc/default/hd-idle
  copy:
    src: templates/hd-idle
    dest: /etc/default/hd-idle
  notify:
    - restart hd-idle

- name: start hd-idle on boot
  service:
    name: hd-idle
    enabled: true
    state: started

roles-nas-templates-hd-idle

# Path: roles/nas/templates/hd-idle

# start hd-idle automatically
START_HD_IDLE=true

# this idles hard drives after 60 seconds as a demonstration; change to a more conservative value!
HD_IDLE_OPTS="-a /dev/sda -i 60 -a /dev/sdb -i 60 -a /dev/sdc -i 60 -a /dev/sdd -i 60 -l /var/log/hd-idle.log"

roles-nas-templates-hd-idle_1.12_armhf.deb

# Path: roles/nas/templates/hd-idle_1.12_armhf.deb

Go download the v1.12 release from here:

https://github.com/adelolmo/hd-idle/releases/tag/v1.12